Review of Mon Oncle (1958) by Wanchi S — 11 Mar 2012
The middle of film of the iconic trilogy featuring director/actor Jacques Tati playing Monsieur Hulot was not supposed to be this good. Instead, it was great. Here we find this lovable, simple, charming character in his home in what looks like a major French city's suburb (could be Paris or Nice, but who cares?).
He is adored by his nephew, who looks up to him as father figure or older brother. He seems much closer to him than does his own parents. As well, Tati must adjust to his relatives advanced, robotic household (pretty good mechanisms for 1958 I must say).
Consistently clever sight gags and Tati's wonderful character bring out another terrific movie by this individual. The parents of Hulot's nephew are hysterical as people attempting to live the high society life.
Another really interesting aspect of this film is the fact that this movie is of course in French, but subtitles are, oddly enough, not needed. It is pretty much eye candy with no need for dialogue. That makes this film even more superior! I love the dogs, by the way.
This review of Mon Oncle (1958) was written by Wanchi S on 11 Mar 2012.
Mon Oncle has generally received very positive reviews.
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